Loud music, thousands of people, and long, hot days with incredible music artists.
Bourbon and Beyond is the biggest music festival in Kentucky.
Thousands of people attended Bourbon and Beyond this year. It was located in Louisville, Kentucky Exposition Center from September 11, 2025, to September 14, 2025. It is considered the world’s largest bourbon, food, and music festival.
There were a lot of amazing music artists who played over the long weekend. Thursday, September 11, the headliner was “The Lumineers”. They had an amazing performance and audience, started at 9:15 and playing for around 2 hours. Thursday also had Benson Boone, Alabama Shakes, Cage The Elephant, and many more amazing artists. Friday, September 12th, the headliner was “Phish”. With their amazing energy, the crowd was very engaged, playing for around three hours. Khruangbin, Joe Bonamassa, The Teskey Brothers, and lots of other great performers. Saturday, September 13th, the headliner was “Stugrill”. He had a great performance and really interacted with the audience, playing for around 2 hours. Other music artists who played were Jack White, Vance Joy, Ringo Starr, and many more. Sunday, September 14th, the headliner was “Noah Khan”. He definitely had the loudest crowd, playing for around 2 hours. The one and only Megan Moroney also played as well as Goo Goo Doll, Nathaniel Rateliff, and lots more artists. “Megan Moroney had the loudest crowd of all over the weekend,” said Lily Alvey
The prices at the festival were insane. The one-day passes were around $200-$300. For a normal four-day pass, it varied between $400-$500. Then, for the four-day mint VIP passes that were around $700-$800. Lastly, the four-day beyond VIP passes were $1,000-$2,000. It also just varied from when you bought the tickets, whether it was earlier in the year or later on. That’s not including food, parking, merch, outfit, and all the extra necessities. Overall, this festival was a big hit, especially financially. Lily Alvey said, “Someone offered my dad $1000 for our general one-day passes for Sunday that were around $400.”
Last year’s Bourbon and Beyond was a big hit, featuring one of the top country music artists, Zach Bryan. So this year had a lot to live up to, but most would say it was just as amazing or even better. This year’s festival definitely lived up to the expectations. Last year, there were over 200,000 people who attended the festival. There were lots who loved it last year and just had to go again this year. The music sounded even better than this year. Kentucky Kingdom was also open to festival members, and you would get a great view from the ferris wheel. In conclusion, 2025 Bourbon and Beyond was an amazing experience and a big hit for Louisville, Kentucky.
